Federal Grant Award Summary

The Illinois Department on Aging received a formula grant award of $262,757 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 3, Programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (CFDA 93.041). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, and extending through September 30, 2027, supports comprehensive elder abuse prevention initiatives across Illinois. Funded activities include professional training for law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and other professionals on recognizing and responding to elder abuse; public awareness and education campaigns designed to increase community understanding of elder abuse prevention; and support for state and local elder abuse prevention coalitions and multidisciplinary teams.

As a statutory formula grant distributed by the federal government to State Agencies on Aging based on established allocation mechanisms, this award enables the Illinois Department on Aging to develop, strengthen, and implement programs focused on prevention, detection, assessment, treatment, intervention, investigation, and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including financial exploitation. The department typically sub-awards portions of such grants to local Area Agencies on Aging, county organizations, and nonprofit partners to ensure comprehensive service delivery across Illinois communities serving vulnerable older adults and individuals with disabilities.